Westminster 4, Avon Old Farms 3

--Monday January 22, 2001 at Avon, Conn.

         Matthew Kovacich scored the eventual game-winner 52 seconds into the

third period as Westminster outlasted Avon Old Farms, 4-3. Carlson's goal

put the Martlets up 4-2 but Tyler Wells tried to spark a last-minute rally

for AOF with a goal at 11:34 in the third. Tim Warner despite the loss

played spectacular, stopping 27 out of 31 shots. Phil Lauderdale was one

better stopping 20 out of 23. The other Westminster goals came from Adam

Swain, Adam Carlson, and Dan McLane. Wells had two on the day along with a

goal from Chris Higgins for Avon.

By Period:

Westminster  2  1  1  =  4

Avon              2  0  1 =  3

Scoring

1st Period

West- Adam Swain (Mario Caouette, Jeff Natale) 4:59

Avon- Tyler Wells 10:17

Avon- Chris Higgins 10:50

West- Adam Carlson (Cole Pinney, Gharrity McNett) 11:40

2nd Period

West- Dan McLane (Mario Caouette) 10:23

3rd Period

West- Matthew Kovacich (Adam Carlson, Jeff Natale) 0:52

Penalties

Westminster 2, Avon 5

Shots on Goal

Westminster 31, Avon 23

Goaltending

Westminster- Phil Lauderdale- 20/23

Avon- Tim Warner- 27/31